List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat

The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Gujarat elects 11 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Gujarat. Earlier since 1952, Bombay State elects 17 seats, Saurashtra State elects 4 seats and Kutch State elects 1 seat. After Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act of 1956, Bombay State elects 27 seats. After Bombay Reorganisation Act of 1960, three seats were increased and effective from 1 May 1960, the new Gujarat State elects 11 seats while new Maharshtra State elects 19 seats. The number of seats, allocated to the party, are determined by the number of seats a party possesses during nomination and the party nominates a member to be voted on. Elections within the state legislatures are held using Single transferable vote with proportional representation.[1]

Current members (2020)

See Current RS members from Gujarat.

Main article: List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat

Keys:   BJP (7)   INC (4)

No	Name[2]	Party affiliation		Date of Appointment[3]	Date of Retirement[3]
1	Abhay Bharadwaj		Bharatiya Janata Party	22-Jun-2020	21-Jun-2026
2	Ramilaben Bara		Bharatiya Janata Party	22-Jun-2020	21-Jun-2026
3	Narhari Amin		Bharatiya Janata Party	22-Jun-2020	21-Jun-2026
4	Parsottambhai Rupala		Bharatiya Janata Party	03-Apr-2018	02-Apr-2024
5	Mansukh L. Mandaviya		Bharatiya Janata Party	03-Apr-2018	02-Apr-2024
6	Subrahmanyam Jaishankar		Bharatiya Janata Party	06-Jul-2019	18-Aug-2023
7	Jugalji Mathurji Thakor		Bharatiya Janata Party	06-Jul-2019	18-Aug-2023
8	Shaktisinh Gohil		Indian National Congress	22-Jun-2020	21-Jun-2026
9	Amee Yajnik		Indian National Congress	03-Apr-2018	02-Apr-2024
10	Naranbhai Rathwa		Indian National Congress	03-Apr-2018	02-Apr-2024
11	Ahmed Patel		Indian National Congress	19-Aug-2017	18-Aug-2023

Alphabetical List of all Members from Gujarat since 1952

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The list is Incomplete.

Name (Alphabetical Last Name)	Party	Date of Appointment	Date of Retirement	Term	Notes
Suryakantbhai Acharya	BJP	19/08/2005	18/08/2011	1st	Death-21/12/2009
Narhari Amin	BJP	22/06/2020	21/06/2026	1	*
Lal Krishna Advani	Jan Sangh	03/04/1976	02/04/1982	2nd	DL 1970-76, MP 1982-89
Dr Yoginder K Alagh	Independent	26/11/1996	02/04/2000	1st	bye 1996 res K Mangrola
Dr Biharilal Naranji Antani	Swatantra Party	03/04/1966	02/04/1972	1st	Death-16/09/1971
Lekhraj Bachani	BJP	03/04/2000	02/04/2006	1
Ramilaben Bara	BJP	22/06/2020	21/06/2026	1	*
Abhay Bharadwaj	BJP	22/06/2020	21/06/2026	1	*
Bangaru Laxman	BJP	10/04/1996	09/04/2002	1
Jayantilal Barot	BJP	10/04/2002	09/04/2008	1
Brahma Kumar Bhatt	INC	10/04/1996	09/04/2002	1	died 6/1/2009
Jitendrabhai Labhshanker Bhatt	INC	14/08/1987	13/08/1993	1st
Nanabhai Shah	INC	03/04/1952	02/04/1956	1	Saurashtra
Khemchandbhai Chavda	INC	13/08/1960	02/04/1966	1st	bye 1960
Khemchandbhai Chavda	INC	03/04/1966	02/04/1972	2nd	Res.10/03/1971 Ele 5th LS, Patan
Anantray Devshanker Dave	BJP	10/04/1990	09/04/1996	1st
Anantray Devshanker Dave	BJP	10/04/1996	09/04/2004	2nd
Rohit Manushankar Dave	Praja Socialist Party	03/04/1958	02/04/1964	1st	Bombay State Died 11/10/1987
Suresh J Desai	INC	03/04/1960	02/04/1966	1st	Bombay State
Suresh J Desai	Congress - O	03/04/1966	02/04/1972	2nd
Tilok Gogoi	INC	20/07/1977	02/04/1980	1	bye 1977
Mohammed Husain Golandaz	INC	03/04/1976	02/04/1982	1
Chunibhai K Gohel	BJP	10/04/2014	09/04/2020	1
Shaktisinh Gohil	INC	22/06/2020	21/06/2026	1	*
Prafull Goradia	BJP	07/04/1998	02/04/2000	1	bye 1998 res of A Patel
Jaisukh lal Hathi	INC	03/04/1952	02/04/1958	1	Saurashtra (state)Res-12/03/1957 Elected to 2nd LS
Jaisukh lal Hathi	INC	03/04/1962	02/04/1968	2
Jaisukh lal Hathi	INC	03/04/1968	02/04/1974	3
Smriti Zubin Irani	BJP	19/08/2011	18/08/2017	1
Smriti Zubin Irani	BJP	19/08/2017	18/08/2023	2	Res.29/05/2019 -Ele 17-LS, Amethi[5]
Arun Jaitley	BJP	03/04/2000	02/04/2006	1
Arun Jaitley	BJP	03/04/2006	02/04/2012	2
Arun Jaitley	BJP	03/04/2012	02/04/2018	3
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar	BJP	06/07/2019	18/08/2023	1	* bye 2019 res of Amit Shah[6]
Jethalal Harikrishna Joshi	INC	22/04/1957	02/04/1960	1	Bombay State Madhya Saurashtra 1952-57
Jethalal Harikrishna Joshi	INC	03/04/1960	02/04/1966	2nd	Bombay State
Kumud Ben Joshi	INC	15/03/1973	02/04/1976	1	bye 1973 dea D Patel
Kumud Ben Joshi	INC	03/04/1976	02/04/1982	2
Kumud Ben Joshi	INC	03/04/1982	02/04/1988	3	Res.-25/11/1985
Maganlal Bhagwanji Joshi	INC	22/04/1957	02/04/1958	1	bye 1957 resHathi Bombay State
Ibrahim Kalaniya	INC	10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1
Ibrahim Kalaniya	INC	10/04/1978	09/04/1984	2	Died 27-7-1987
Prof. Alka Balram Kshatriya	INC	10/04/2002	09/04/2008	1
Prof. Alka Balram Kshatriya	INC	10/04/2008	09/04/2014	2
Sumitra G Kulkarni	INC	10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1st
Jana Krishnamurthi	BJP	10/04/2002	09/04/2008	1st	Death-25/09/2007
Lavji Lakhamshi	INC	24/09/1952	04/02/1954	1st	bye 1952 Kutch State res Thaker
Lavji Lakhamshi	INC	04/03/1954	04/02/1960	1st	Bombay State
Iqbal Mohammed Khan Lohani	INC	13/08/1960	02/04/1964	1st	bye 1960
Harisinh Bhagubava Mahida	INC	14/08/1975	13/08/1981	1st
Harisinh Bhagubava Mahida	INC	14/08/1981	13/08/1987	2nd	Res.-15/03/1985
U N Mahida	Independent	03/04/1968	02/04/1974	1st	Died 4-3-1991
Yogendra Makwana	INC	05/03/1973	02/04/1976	1st	bye 1973 dea S Vasavada
Yogendra Makwana	INC	04/03/1976	04/02/1982	2nd
Yogendra Makwana	INC	03/04/1982	02/04/1988	3rd
Mansukh L. Mandaviya	BJP	03/04/2012	02/04/2018	1st
Mansukh L. Mandaviya	BJP	03/04/2018	02/04/2024	2nd	*
Kanaksinh Mohansinh Mangrola	BJP	03/04/1994	02/04/2000	1st	Res.-02/11/1996
Chimanbhai Mehta	INC	10/04/1984	09/04/1990	1
Chimanbhai Mehta	Janata Dal	10/04/1990	09/04/1996	2nd
Kishor Chandulal Mehta	Independent	14/08/1981	13/08/1987	1
Lalitbhai Mehta	BJP	19/08/1999	18/08/2005	1
Mahipatray M Mehta	INC	03/04/1960	02/04/1966	1	Bombay State - 5th LS Kutch
Pushpaben Janardanrai Mehta	Congress - O	03/04/1966	02/04/1972	1st
Irshad Baig Mirza	INC	21/03/1983	09/04/1984	1st	bye 1983 dea of Piloo Modi
Irshad Baig Mirza	INC	10/04/1984	09/04/1990	2nd
Madhusudan Mistry	INC	10/04/2014	09/04/2020	1
Piloo Modi	Janata Party	10/04/1978	09/04/1984	1	Death-29/01/1983
Jadhavji Keshavji Modi	INC	21/11/1957	02/04/1962	1	bye 1957 res Shah Bombay State
Gulam Haider Valimohmed Momin	INC	03/04/1964	02/04/1970	1
Pranab Mukherjee	INC	14/08/1981	13/08/1987	3	WB 1969-81 WB 1993-2004
Pravin Naik	BJP	19/02/2010	18/08/2011	1st	Bye-e D. Acharya
Ghanshyam Oza	Janata Party	10/04/1978	09/04/1984	1st
Dilip Pandya	BJP	19/08/2011	18/08/2017	1st
Prof Ramlal Parikh	Janata Party	14/08/1975	13/08/1981	1st
Bharatsinh Parmar	BJP	10/04/2008	09/04/2014	1st
Raju Parmar	INC	03/04/1988	02/04/1994	1st
Raju Parmar	INC	03/04/1994	02/04/2000	2nd
Raju Parmar	INC	03/04/2000	02/04/2006	3rd
Ahmed Patel	INC	19/08/2011	18/08/2017	4
Ahmed Patel	INC	19/08/2017	18/08/2023	5	*
Dr A. K. Patel	BJP	03/04/2000	02/04/2006	1st
Anandiben Patel	BJP	03/04/1994	02/04/2000	1st	Res 12/03/1998 Ele GJ Assembly
Chhotubhai Sukhabhai Patel	INC	14/08/1987	13/08/1993	1st
Dahyabhai Patel	INC	03/04/1958	02/04/1964	1st	Bombay State
Dahyabhai Patel	INC	03/04/1964	02/04/1970	2nd
Dahyabhai Patel	INC	03/04/1970	02/04/1976	3rd	Death-11/08/1973
Devdatt Kumar Kikabhai Patel	Jan Sangh	03/04/1970	02/04/1976	1st	Died 27-12-2001
Kanjibhai Patel	BJP	03/04/2006	02/04/2012	1st
Keshubhai Patel	BJP	10/04/2002	09/04/2008	1st
Maganbhai Shankerbhai Patel	INC	16/08/1960	02/04/1962	1st	bye 1960
Maganbhai Shankerbhai Patel	INC	03/04/1962	02/04/1968	2nd	Death-16/04/1967
Maniben Vallabhbhai Patel	INC	03/04/1964	02/04/1970	1st
Manubhai Patel	Janata Party	10/04/1978	09/04/1984	1st	Died 27/03/2015
Surendra Motilal Patel	BJP	19/08/2005	18/08/2011	1st
Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel	INC	21/07/1967	02/04/1968	1st	bye 1967 dea M Patel
Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel	INC	03/04/1968	02/04/1974	2nd
Urmilaben Chimanbhai Patel	BJP	19/08/1993	18/08/1999[7]	1st
Vithalbhai Motibhai Patel	INC	03/04/1982	02/04/1988	1st
Vithalbhai Motibhai Patel	INC	03/04/1988	02/04/1994	2nd
Praveen Rashtrapal	INC	03/04/2006	02/04/2012	1
Praveen Rashtrapal	INC	03/04/2012	02/04/2018	2nd	Death-12/05/2016
Naranbhai Rathwa	INC	03/04/2018	02/04/2024	1	*
Ramsinh Rathwa	INC	03/04/1982	02/04/1988	1st
Ramsinh Rathwa	INC	03/04/1988	02/04/1994	2nd
Parsottambhai Rupala	BJP	10/04/2008	09/04/2014	1
Parsottambhai Rupala	BJP	01/06/2016	02/04/2018	2nd	Bye-e D Rashtrapal
Parsottambhai Rupala	BJP	03/04/2018	02/04/2024	3rd	*
Vijay Rupani	BJP	03/04/2006	02/04/2012	1
Sagar Rayka	INC	27/01/1986	02/04/1988	1	bye 1986 res of K Joshi
Amit Shah	BJP	19/08/2017	18/08/2023	1st	Res.29/05/2019 -Ele 17-LS, Gandhinagar[5]
Bhogilal Maganlal Shah	INC	03/04/1952	02/04/1956	1	Saurashtra-Died.5-12-1976
Kodardas Kalidas Shah	INC	03/04/1960	02/04/1966	1st	Bombay State
Kodardas Kalidas Shah	INC	03/04/1966	02/04/1972	2nd	Res.22/05/1971-Gov of TN
Maneklal Chunilal Shah	INC	03/04/1962	02/04/1968	1	13/03/1967
Manubhai Shah	INC	03/04/1956	02/04/1962	1st	Res.-12/03/1957 Ele to 2 LS Madhya Saurashtra
Manubhai Shah	INC	03/04/1970	02/04/1976	2nd
Meghji Pethraj Shah	INC	03/04/1956	02/04/1962	1st	Bombay State Res.-26/07/1957
Viren J. Shah	Independent	14/08/1975	13/08/1981	1st	MH-RS 1990-96
P Shiv Shankar	INC	10/05/1985	13/08/1987	1st	bye 1985 res H Mahida
P Shiv Shankar	INC	14/08/1987	13/08/1993	2nd
Chimanbhai Haribhai Shukla	BJP	19/08/1993	18/08/1999[7]	1st	Died-21/04/2008
Savita Sharda	BJP	19/08/1999	18/08/2005	1st
Himmat Sinh	INC	10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1st
Gopalsinh G Solanki	BJP	10/04/1990	09/04/1996	1st
Gopalsinh G Solanki	BJP	10/04/1996	09/04/2002	2nd
Madhav Singh Solanki	INC	03/04/1988	02/04/1994	1st
Madhav Singh Solanki	INC	03/04/1994	02/04/2000[8]	2nd
Premji B Thaker	INC	03/04/1952	02/04/1954	1	Saurashtra State res 26/07/1952
Jugalji Mathurji Thakor	BJP	06/07/2019	18/08/2023	1	* bye 2019 res of Smriti Irani
Natuji Halaji Thakor	BJP	10/04/2008	09/04/2014	1
Dinesh Trivedi	Janata Dal	10/04/1990	09/04/1996	1	WB 2002 - 08
H M Trivedi	Janata Party	10/04/1972	09/04/1978	1
Mahant Shambhuprasadji Tundiya	BJP	10/04/2014	09/04/2020	1
Lal Sinh Vadodia	BJP	10/04/2014	09/04/2020	1
Shankersinh Vaghela	BJP	10/04/1984	09/04/1990	1	Res.27/11/1989 -Ele 9-LS, Gandhinagar
Raoof Valiullah	INC	10/04/1984	09/04/1990	1st
Dr Dara Hormusji Variava	INC	03/04/1952	02/04/1954	1st	Saurashtra State
Dr Dara Hormusji Variava	INC	03/04/1954	02/04/1960	2nd	Bombay State
Shamprasad R Vasavada	INC	30/08/1968	02/04/1970	1st	bye 1968
Shamprasad R Vasavada	Congress- O	03/04/1970	02/04/1976	2nd	Death -20/11/1972
Shankarbhai Vegad	BJP	03/04/2012	02/04/2018	1st
Amee Yajnik	INC	03/04/2018	02/04/2024	1	*

• Star (*) Represents current Rajya Sabha members from GJ

External links

• Rajya Sabha homepage hosted by the Indian government
• Rajya Sabha FAQ page hosted by the Indian government
• - List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)
• Nominated members list
• State wi

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